Runaway Electrons in a Plasma

Russell M. Kulsrud, Yung-Chiun Sun, Niels K. Winsor, and Henry A. Fallon
Phys. Rev. Lett. 31, 690 – Published 10 September 1973
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The electron runaway rate in a uniform plasma under a uniform electric field is calculated by solving the Fokker-Planck equation numerically. Comparison with other theoretical and experimental results is made.

  • Received 20 June 1973

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.31.690

©1973 American Physical Society

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Russell M. Kulsrud, Yung-Chiun Sun, Niels K. Winsor*, and Henry A. Fallon

  • Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08540

  • *Present address: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. 20375.

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Vol. 31, Iss. 11 — 10 September 1973

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